Make sure all your cables are secure. If they are, then remove the DVDR  you
just installed, if the pc boots now, it's a faulty drive.

Mason Sher



-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Pedersen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 14 September 2004 05:08
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [PCBUILD] sudden failure to POST

 I attempted to install a different media burner tonight.  Now my machine
won't boot. I went in to replace my CD burner with a DVD burner.  First, I
uninstalled the software for the CD burner.  Then I removed the drive from
device manager.  Then I removed references to the just-uninstalled software
from the registry and shut down the machine.After putting in the new (used
actually) drive, the machine does not POST.  The power comes on.  Fans spin.
There's a little bit of activity from the HDD and then it stops.  Nothing
appears on the monitor.Tried a different video card, no change.Tried a
different monitor, no change.BIOS battery tested at 2.98 volts.I didn't
touch either the memory or the CPU.It's a steel case.  I don't think I could
get into it w/o grounding myself even if I tried. What do you suppose I've
done to it? Thanks -Barry.

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